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UNC Libraries’ Machine Learning Project Analyzes State’s Jim Crow Laws
By Catherine Lundoff
On the Books: Using Algorithms of Resistance to Expose North Carolina’s Jim Crow Laws is a machine learning and collections as data project of the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Libraries. Since 2019, the project team has been building an algorithm and searchable database for Jim Crow legislation signed into law in North Carolina between 1866 and 1967. |
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Utah State Creates Outdoor Gear Ephemera Archive
By Elisa Shoenberger
When people get catalogs from Patagonia or REI in the mail, most throw them out or recycle them. But Utah State University’s (USU) Special Collections wants to collect these catalogs, magazines, and other ephemera to preserve the history of outdoor gear. |
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ALA Annual in the Cloud | 2021 Preview
By LJ Staff
For the second year, the American Library Association (ALA) takes to the web to host its annual conference safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, taking place June 23–29 on a monitor near you. Exhibits will be open June 23–26 and, much like their analog counterparts, will feature activities to keep things fun and lively, including yoga, a magic show, and a bunny break. |
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| "We're interested in building our collection and making it as robust as possible, but part of our mission too is just to bring attention to the need to preserve the legacy of the outdoor industry. We also want companies to think about their legacy and how they're going to preserve that, whether that’s hiring a dedicated archivist, or maybe assigning someone part-time to collect and organize things." | | From "Utah State Creates Outdoor Gear Ephemera Archive" |
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PREMIUM
The Artist and the Eternal City
By Loyd Grossman
Some prior familiarity with Bernini and baroque Rome is helpful here. Still, many readers fond of European art and history will find this short volume worthwhile. | PREMIUM
By Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise of the Navy Seals
By Benjamin H. Milligan
Rich in action-packed narrative but light on analysis, this book is recommended for readers looking for a navy-focused popular history of special operations warfare. |
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SPONSORED CONTENT 21st Century Libraries: Changing from the Ground Up
Libraries have been reinventing themselves for well over a decade, as the emergence of smartphones and ubiquitous connectivity has put access to information into nearly everyone’s hands. No longer just repositories of information, libraries have morphed into full-service community centers that aim to meet a wide variety of civic and social needs.
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Louise Erdrich’s The Night Watchman Wins Pulitzer Prize | Book Pulse
By Kate Merlene
The 2021 Pulitzer Prizes are awarded, with The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich winning the top prize for fiction. Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy by David Zucchino, The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne and Tamara Payne, and Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America by Marcia Chatelain are also winners. |
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SPONSORED BY IMAGINE PUBLISHING Manuel Hinds’ Urgent Case for Democratic Principles
Merging expert historical, political, and economic analysis, In Defense of Liberal Democracy, shows how our recent technological revolution has led to a crisis of social division. Hinds also describes how the traditions and institutions of liberal democracy healed previous national rifts.
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ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Religion
By LJ Reviews
The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity, Transcendent Kingdom, Secret Lives of Church Ladies and more in religion titles: June 2020 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. 1. White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity.
Jones, Robert P.
Simon & Schuster
2020. ISBN 9781982122867. $28.00 2. Transcendent Kingdom.
Gyasi, Yaa
Alfred A Knopf
2020. ISBN 9780525658184. $27.95 3. Secret Lives of Church Ladies.
Philyaw, Deesha
West Virginia University Press
2020. ISBN 9781949199734. $18.99 |
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Manhattan Public Library/North Central Kansas Libraries System seeks a Library Director |
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